It’s actually crazy how you grow up thinking home-cooked meals every day are just normal, then get older and realise how much time and effort it took your Mom to make that happen and how lucky you were to have that.
i love when someone unintentionally makes you a better person. you start picking up new hobbies, trying new things, and seeing life a little differently. that’s such a beautiful part of human connection.
One thing I'll always do without a care is showing favoritism towards people who are always kind and useful to me, and I'll make it very obvious because I don't care what anyone else thinks, they deserve it.
One of the most underrated luxuries is having an emergency and being able to deal with it without borrowing money, begging someone or sacrificing your basic needs. Being your own safety net changes everything.
Theres a version of poverty most people never talk about. Full grown adults who never learned to swim, cycle, skate, or play an instrument. People who never traveled,or spoke a second language. Not for lack of interest, but because they spent their lives hustling just to survive.
If the "good towels" only come out when you have guests, you’re treating yourself like a second-class citizen in your own home. Use the nice things. You live there, they don't.